my hood #3

there's so many things i like about this scene. i mean, maybe its the girls braids with the blue beads, the motion of the throw, the girls vs. boys, the open courtyard, the trash in the corner... it's all really beautiful to me.

there where a lot of cool things in there.

and tarot cards. nothing brings the occult and catholicism together like reading tarot cards on a prayer mat surrounded by candles with saints on them and thousands of biblical statues.

this is a whole store with nothing but religious statues

when window styling gets awesome

scooters with training wheels are weird. this girl was so dang cute.

photos like this mean a lot to me. there’s a cool story there somewhere.

somebody walked up to him and asked, “so does selling this stuff give you enough to make a living?” and he said, “nah, but i gotta do it to make ends meet.”

this sidewalk is always a hot spot for out-of-a-van flea markets

the boys playin ball. when i asked if i could take a shot, a couple guys stepped out and said, “nah, i don’t want my picture taken – i appreciate you asking, though” and were super cool.

this guy got nailed with like 1000 snowballs. then right afterwards, some girl ran up and did a flying ninja pounce right on this poor fella. it happened too fast for me to catch it.

i love this guy’s picture-takin stance

goin for the triple lindy.

it’s all fun and games until some kid faceplants

she said, “go dad, go!”

another unhappy sledder

plum tuckered out

yeeehaawwww

i’m gonna pretend that her jacket says “apple blossom” cause a 5 year old with an “apple bottom” jacket just seems wrong

school’s out

this roach coach is always at the same spot almost every day. and they’re usually always busy.

another store of religious stuff. who is that random guy in the middle with the hat?

he built this RC car from scratch. that sucker was fast.

rat poison in use. keep out.

i see a few of these portable mechanic trucks around. if your car is busted, they’ll come to you and fix it right there on the street. it’s pretty awesome.

i love this pizza. i’ll even go out of my way to get it. the crust is really salty and it makes it delicious.

pizza palace

this girl was playing peek-a-boo with me

nueva york

fresh sqeezed OJ is bomb diggy

it’s a minimum security playground

sandals, white socks and checkers

closed for renovations/court order. before this hood was dominican it was really irish – so there are a ton of irish bars around still

chillin on the corner

street food

there’s so many beautiful things about this shot. i mean, maybe its the girls braids with the blue beads, the motion of the throw, the girls vs. boys, the open courtyard, the trash in the corner… something about this is really beautiful to me.

sidewalk fruit and lottery tickets

he made a clean catch and took it in for the touchdown

the fellas dragged an old couch from the sidewalk trash and got some more use out of it. at one point, they had a huge blue tarp tied to street signs to give them some shade. love it.